JP3399980B2 - Facsimile machine - Google Patents

Description

Detailed Description of the Invention

[0001]

BACKGROUND OF THE INVENTION 1. Field of the Invention The present invention relates to a facsimile machine, and more particularly to a facsimile machine which does not have an input function and a display section in its operation section.

[0002]

2. Description of the Related Art In a facsimile machine, when a transmitted document arrives at the other party, letters and numbers indicating the name of the sender are automatically printed on the received copy of the other party (TT).
I: Transmitter Terminal Identification) is known.

As a method of inputting this TTI, it is general that the user registers the image while confirming it on the display unit with the operation unit of the facsimile apparatus.

[0004]

However, in recent years, the functions have been simplified as the use of facsimile machines in homes and portable facsimile machines has spread, and along with that, the operation unit has only the minimum required switches. There are many devices. Furthermore, the display unit is often omitted from the viewpoint of price.

Therefore, these facsimile machines have a T
There is no way to enter the TI, and the TTI will be sent without being registered. Therefore, the originator becomes unclear, and in order to prevent this, the user needs to directly enter the originator on the transmission form each time it is sent, which is not troublesome.

On the other hand, there has been disclosed a facsimile machine which sends a message from a telephone to a facsimile machine for registration or recording and output using a DTMF signal (for example, Japanese Patent Laid-Open Nos. 1-129642 and 1-186).
049, JP-A-2-26463, etc.), D
There is no known use of the TMF signal for the input of the TTI.

SUMMARY OF THE INVENTION Therefore, an object of the present invention is to solve the above problems and to provide a facsimile apparatus which can easily perform TTI registration even in a facsimile apparatus which does not have an input function and a display section in an operation section. .

[0008]

A facsimile apparatus of the present invention comprises a data communication means (5, 6) for transmitting / receiving data,
Storage means (14) for storing information, communication line (LINE) telephone
(TEL) and selective connection means (3) for selectively connecting to the data communication means, and call detection means for detecting a call to the telephone (TEL) from the communication line (LINE) ( In a facsimile machine which is provided with 7) and sends the information of the document and the information of the storage means (14) to the communication line (LINE) by the data communication means (5, 6), the registration instruction switch (11); the telephone (TEL) Signal sent by pressing the dial of (DTMF signal)
A receiving means (9) for detecting the above; a switching means (4) for switching and connecting the telephone (TEL) from the selective connecting means (3) to the receiving means (9); an informing means (12); When the registration instruction switch (11) is switched from off to on, the switching means (4)
Switch the telephone (TEL) to the receiving means (9) and connect it, and the signal (D
Characters and numbers corresponding to (TMF signal) are registered in the storage means (14), and the notification means (12) informs the user that a call has been detected in response to the call detection by the call detection means (7). When the registration instruction switch (11) is switched from on to off, the switching means (4) and the selective connection means (3) connect the telephone (TEL) to the communication line (LINE) and the notification means (12). The control means (19) for stopping the notification of) is provided.

In order to facilitate understanding, the corresponding elements or corresponding symbols of the embodiments shown in the drawings and described later are added in parentheses for reference. The same applies to the following.

[0010]

According to the present invention, the control means (19) connects the telephone (TEL) to the reception means (9) via the switching means (4) when the registration instruction switch (11) is turned on. Then, the receiving means (9) receives the signal (DTMF signal) transmitted by the user pressing the dial of the telephone (TEL), and the letters and numbers corresponding to the signal are registered in the storage means (14). For example, the name of the sender (TTI) can be easily registered even if the facsimile device does not have an input function in the operation unit (13).

Therefore, if the characters and numbers registered in the storage means (14) are read at the time of data transmission and are transmitted at the same time as the transmission data, when the transmitted original arrives at the other party, the transmission copy of the originator appears in the received copy of the other party. Letters and numbers with names etc. are automatically printed.

Receiving a telephone (TEL) via the switching means (4)
If there is a phone call detected while connected to the dan (9),
Check that the control means (19) is calling the notification means (12).
Notify the user. This allows the user to call
Can be dealt with. The registration instruction switch (11) is turned off.
When turned off, the control means (19) switches the telephone (TEL) by the switching means (4).
Connect to the selective connection means (3) and stop the notification of the notification means (12)
It

Other objects and features of the present invention will become apparent from the following description of embodiments with reference to the drawings.

[0014]

EXAMPLE FIG. 2 shows the appearance of an example of the present invention. A telephone (TEL) is connected to the facsimile device (FAX), and a telephone call and a data communication are performed by switching and connecting the telephone and the facsimile device to a line (LINE) inside the facsimile device. A switch 11 to be described later is provided on the side surface of the facsimile apparatus, and an operation unit 13 including a registration switch 13a and a copy switch 13b is provided on the upper surface.

FIG. 1 shows a schematic configuration of an embodiment of the present invention.
The facsimile machine (FAX) of the present invention is a line (LIN)
E) Line connection terminal 1, telephone (TEL) for connection with
A telephone connection terminal for connection with the telephone 2, a switching device (RY1) for switching the line between the telephone and the facsimile device 3, a switching device (RY2) for switching the telephone between the line and the facsimile device 4, modulating transmission data and outputting to the line Then, the modem 5 for demodulating and binarizing the received data, 2-line to 4-line conversion, the interface section between the line composed of various filter sections and the modem 5, the call detection circuit 7 for detecting the call signal, each signal input Output unit 8, DTMF receiver 9 for discriminating DTMF signal from telephone, DC supply circuit 10, switch 11 for instructing switching of switching device (RY2) 4, buzzer (BZ) 12, operation unit 13, storage unit 14, RAM 1
5, ROM 16, a reading unit 17 for reading transmission data, a recording unit 18 for printing out reception data, a CPU 19 for controlling the entire facsimile apparatus, and the like.

FIG. 3 shows a part of the contents of the processing operation of the CPU 19. First, it is determined whether registration is performed, that is, whether the registration switch 13a is turned on (step 10).
1; hereinafter, the word step is omitted in parentheses).
If you do not register, perform normal fax operation (1
02). In this fax operation, the switching device (RY
1) 3 switches the line from a telephone to a facsimile machine. In addition, at the time of transmission, characters / numbers (TTI) indicating the name of the sender, etc., stored in the storage unit 14 by the processing described later.
Is read out and TTI is added and transmission is performed.

When registering, the switch 11 is turned on to enter the registration mode (103). Switch 1
When 1 is turned on, the contact of the switching device (RY2) 4 is switched from a to b (104), and the telephone is connected from the line to the facsimile device. As a result, the input becomes possible (105). At this time, direct current is supplied to the telephone from the direct current supply circuit 10 of the facsimile apparatus. Since many recent telephones are operated by receiving a direct current from the line, such telephones are also enabled to operate. Therefore, even if a telephone that operates by receiving the direct current from the line is connected to the facsimile apparatus, the telephone can be used without any problems, so that versatility is expanded and reliability is improved.

An example of the input format is shown in FIG. Input is performed by pressing the dial (numeric keypad) of the telephone twice. FIG. 4 shows two-digit numbers (symbols) where horizontal (first number) and vertical (second number) intersect, for example, "A" is "11" and "A". "Is" 16 "
It is represented by. "END" indicates the end of input and "#
It is represented by "#". The input format is written in the ROM 16 in advance.

Next, it is judged whether or not the input is "END" (106). If it is not "END", the input numeral is D
The TMF receiver 9 discriminates it, converts it into a corresponding character or symbol according to FIG. 4 (107), and stores it in the storage unit 14 (108). Then, it is determined whether a telephone call is detected (114). This is when setting up the registration
This is because the telephone is disconnected from the line and the ringer does not ring when the call is being set up. If no call is detected, input operation (105-106-107-108)
-114-108 -...) is repeatedly registered until "END" is input. For example, when registering “RICOH”, as shown in FIG.
It is registered by inputting "6", "18", "48", "29", "##" from the dial (10-key) of the telephone.

By pressing the copy switch 13b of the operation unit 13 during input (109), the registered contents are printed out (data print) (110). As a result, even if the facsimile apparatus does not have a display function, the registered contents can be confirmed, so that erroneous input can be prevented and reliability can be improved.

When "END" is input in step 106, the input is finished (111), and when the switch 11 is turned off (112), the registration mode is released.
When the switch 11 is turned off, the contact of the switching device (RY2) 4 is switched from b to a (113), and the telephone is connected to the line from the facsimile device.

With the above-described operation, the TTI can be registered by the telephone connected to the facsimile machine. Therefore, the registered TTI can be read from the storage unit 14 and the fax operation can be performed, so that the sender is not unclear. In addition, the fax operation is prohibited during the TTI registration (step 101N).
Fax operation when O), TTI during registration
Is not used, which prevents malfunction and improves reliability.

When the telephone call is detected in step 114, the buzzer 12 is activated (115) to inform the user that the call is being made. This allows the user to respond to the call. When the switch 11 is turned off after sounding the buzzer 12 (116), the contact of the switching device (RY2) 4 is switched from b to a (117), and the telephone is connected to the line from the facsimile device. Then, the ringing of the buzzer 12 is stopped (11
8).

[0024]

As described above, according to the present invention, the name of the sender (TTI) can be easily registered even with a facsimile machine having no input function on the operation unit.

Therefore, if the characters / numbers registered in the storage means (14) are read at the time of data transmission and are transmitted at the same time as the transmission data, when the transmitted original arrives at the other party, the transmission copy of the originator appears in the received copy of the other party. Letters and numbers with names etc. are automatically printed.

Receiving a telephone (TEL) via the switching means (4)
If there is a phone call detected while connected to the dan (9) ,
Check that the control means (19) is calling the notification means (12).
Notify the user. This allows the user to call
Can be dealt with.

[Brief description of drawings]

FIG. 1 is a block diagram showing a schematic configuration of an embodiment of the present invention.

FIG. 2 is a plan view showing the appearance of an embodiment of the present invention.

FIG. 3 is a flowchart showing a part of the processing operation of CPU 15 shown in FIG.

4 is a schematic diagram showing an example of an input format corresponding to a number pressed by the receiver shown in FIG.

5 is a schematic diagram showing an example of characters stored in a memory 14 shown in FIG.

[Explanation of symbols]

1: Line connection terminal 2: Telephone connection terminal 3: Switching device (RY1) 4: Switching device (RY2) 5: Modem 6: Interface 7: Call detection circuit 8: Each signal input / output unit 9: DTMF receiver 10: DC supply circuit 11: Switch 12: Buzzer (BZ) 13: Operation unit 14: Storage unit 15: RAM 16: ROM 17: reading unit 18: recording unit 19: CPU

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Claims (4)

(57) [Claims] 1. A data communication means for transmitting / receiving data,
The data communication means includes a document storing means for storing information, a selective connecting means for selectively connecting a communication line to a telephone and the data communication means, and a call detecting means for detecting a call of the telephone from the communication line. In a facsimile device for sending the information of the above and the information of the storage means to a communication line, a registration instruction switch; a receiving means for detecting a signal transmitted by pressing the dial of the telephone; and a telephone from the selective connecting means to the receiving means. Switching means for switching and connecting; notification means; and, when the registration instruction switch is switched from off to on, the switching means switches the telephone to the receiving means to connect, and the signal detected by the receiving means by pressing the dial is detected. Corresponding letters and numbers are registered in the storage means, and the call detection by the call detection means is performed. And informs the user by the notification means of the detection of the call, the a registration instruction switch is switched from ON to OFF said switching means and
A facsimile apparatus comprising: a control unit that connects the telephone to the communication line by the selective connection unit and stops the notification of the notification unit. 2. The facsimile device includes a recording unit for printing out received information; the control unit causes the recording unit to record letters and numbers corresponding to a signal received by the receiving unit by pressing the dial. Print out;
The facsimile apparatus according to claim 1. 3. The letters and numbers registered in the storage means are TTIs representing names of senders and the like; and the control means,
2. The facsimile apparatus according to claim 1, wherein the facsimile is transmitted with the TTI registered in the storage means. 4. The facsimile apparatus according to claim 1, wherein said control means prohibits a fax operation when said registration instruction switch is on.